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Do Yoon Kim (James)

Date - 09/09/2017
Yesterday after writing the post I was just lying on the grass, when Do Yoon Kim suddenly came and asked if I was a University student and what I was doing.

Then I sat down and he very politely asked if he could sit with me for a few minutes and I was glad to let him. We just talked for sometime then he had to go to his home and I had to return to my dormitory room.

I call him James that is his English name. He is also a student of Gachon University and his major is Chinese Language. He told me he had just returned home three months back after serving for two years in the army. It is compulsory in South Korea to serve in the army for at least two years. It had been a tough experience for him. Even getting back to society, studying the subject that you had forgotten a lot about is a little difficult. So he is trying to adjust to a normal life again and make a few new friends.

Our conversation was really short but we decided to stay in touch. He has also said to show me Seoul as his home is also there.

I don't get to interact with a lot of Korean students because in my courses most of them are International Students. So I was really glad that he stopped by. He seemed like a nice guy. Probably if things go well I would also like to visit Seoul and many other places with him because I guess he would know the place really well.

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